Zhirnovsk
Town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhirnovsk (Russian: Жи́рновск) is a town and the administrative center of Zhirnovsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Medveditsa River, which itself flows into the Don. Zhirnovsk lies 320 kilometers (200 mi) north of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,872 (2010 Census);[3] 17,751 (2002 Census);[7] 16,792 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Zhirnovsk
Жирновск | |
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Coordinates: 50°59′N 44°47′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Zhirnovsky District[1] |
Town of district significance | Zhirnovsk[2] |
Founded | 1958 |
Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 16,872 |
• Capital of | Zhirnovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Zhirnovsk[2] |
• Municipal district | Zhirnovsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Zhirnovsky Municipal District,[4] Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 403790–403793 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 84454 |
OKTMO ID | 18612101001 |
Website | www |
It was founded in 1958 by merging the villages of Zhirnoye Selo (Жи́рное Село́) and Kurakino Selo (Куракино Село́), each of which had been founded in their own right in the 17th and 18th centuries.[citation needed] The merger was prompted by the discovery of significant oil deposits near these villages in the 1940s and the consequent establishment of a worker's housing estate in 1954.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zhirnovsk serves as the administrative center of Zhirnovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zhirnovsky District as the town of district significance of Zhirnovsk.[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zhirnovsk is incorporated within Zhirnovsky Municipal District as Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement.[4]
As of 2010, oil and gas processing remains the towns chief industry.
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